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Dear Coaches,
On behalf of Hall High School and the Warrior Forensics and Debate team, we are pleased to invite you to the Hall-oween Weekend Forensics and Debate Tournament, to be held on the campus of Hall High in Little Rock, Arkansas on
October 26th and 27th, 2012. We will be offering a full slate of competitive Forensic events and celebrating the
forthcoming Halloween holiday with a student judged costume contest and a special Scary Storytelling event to be held
on Friday night. We look forward to you attending the 1st annual Hall-O-Ween Weekend.
Sincerely,
Helen Strickland
Chris Flowers
Forensics Head Coach
Director of Forensics and Debate
Entry Requirements:
 Multiple slates are very welcome!! Coaches, please designate your ‘Sweeps Slate’, whose entries will count
towards your schools Sweepstakes Awards.
 Students may enter in two events per pattern only. Debaters will not be able to enter Individual Events, Round 4
of Prelims will be held at the same time and we will avoid conflicting entries in order to prevent tournament
delays.
 Debate rounds, group events and Scary Storytelling will be held Friday night, students will only be able to
compete in one of these events. Necessary break rounds will be held for GE’s and Scary Storytelling dependent
on number of entries.
 The Hall-o-ween Weekend will offer four preliminary rounds of Policy debate.
 Entry deadline is Thursday, October 18th, 5:00 PM
Judging Requirements:
 All coaches are asked to stay until the final round is covered. Demand for qualified judges will be high as the
tournament comes to a close.
 IE entries must have 1 judge for every 20 entries or fraction there of.
 Policy Debate entries must have 1 judge for every two entries or fraction there of.
 There will be a $20.00 judge drop fee per every entry requirement not met. This fee will go towards hiring
judges who are unaffiliated and/or are requested on short notice.
Tournament will follow ACTAA rules and guidelines. More information can be found here: www.actaa.net
We hope that you will be able to attend the “Hall”-O-ween Weekend! We’re looking
forward to some scary good competition!
Please email all entries to Chris Flowers: Chris.flowers@lrsd.org, Hall High School, 6700 H Street, Little Rock Arkansas,
72205
Any questions or inquires may also be directed to Chris Flowers. We encourage you to come see us in October.
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On Friday, Oct. 26th, please call Chris (501-628-7259) by 1:00 PM to identify any entries that have changed.
Friday, October 26th, 2012
4:00 - 4:30
4:30
Registration for Debate, Group Events and Scary Storytelling
Policy Debate Round 1 Cross Examination Policy Debate
Resolution: The USFG should substantially increase its investment in transportation infrastructure in the United States
4:30
Scary Storytelling (Rounds will be held in conjunction with GE’s))
4:30
Readers Theater
6:15
Policy Debate Rd 2
8:00
Policy Debate Rd 3
after RT
Words and Music
TBA
Finals of RT / WM
Saturday, September 29, 2012
7:30
Registration
8:00
‘Extemp’ Draw
8:00
Policy Debate Rd 4
8:30
Pattern A Events (Extemp, HI/DI, Prose, Duet, Mime)
9:30
‘Improv’ Draw
10:00
Pattern B Events (IDA, Poetry, Solo, Storytelling, Orig. Oratory)
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IE Semi-Finals----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10:30
Extemp Draw
10:30
Policy Debate QUARTERS
11:00
Pattern A
12:30
Improv Draw
1:00
Pattern B
IE Finals ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1:30
Extemp Draw
2:00
Policy Debate SEMS
2:00
Pattern A
3:00
Improv Draw
3:30
Pattern B
4:00
Policy Debate FINALS (Finals will run in conjunction with the award ceremony)
4:30
Halloween Costume Contest / Awards
**Current schedule may be changed as necessary.
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Entry deadline is Thursday, October 18th , 2012, 5:00 PM
School Name ___________________________________ Coach ____________________________________
Coach’s Cell Phone _______________________
Coach’s E-mail:
School Mailing Address:
Limit 2 IE’s per pattern per student_ INDICATE IF THIS IS YOUR 1st or 2ND SLATE
Please provide full names of your students
Second Slate Entries should expect to face opponents from their own school in prelim rounds.
Extemp Spkg – Pattern A
Prose Interp - Pattern A
HI / DI – Pattern A
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Mime – Pattern A
Duet Acting – Pattern A
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Original Oratory – Pattern B
Poetry Interp – Pattern B
Solo Acting – Pattern B
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Storytelling – Pattern B
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Improvised Duet Acting- Pattern B
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Group Events:
Reader’s Theater
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Words and Music
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Debate Entries (Numbers 1-4 are the only entries awarded Sweepstakes points)
Policy Debate
Indicate Novice or Champ
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Scary Storytelling Entries (Scary Storytelling will be held in conjunction with Debate and GE’s, Entries will be $5.00 and
will count towards team Sweepstakes Awards
Limit 3 entries per school) Scary Storytelling follows the
same rules as Storytelling with the condition of the story must be…..scary. Think Ghost Stories. There are no rules
against costuming for this event.
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Costume Contest Entries (Costume Contest will be student judged and be held during the beginning of the Awards
ceremony
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Limit 3 entries per school) A special coaches award will be given!!
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Call Chris (501-628-7259) by 1:00 PM on October 26th to identify any entries that change prior to arrival. No refunds
given for fewer entries than originally slated.
Entry deadline is Thursday, October 18th, 2012, 5:00 PM
School Name ___________________________________ Coach ____________________________________
School’s Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________
Coach’s Cell Phone: _______________________
Call Chris (501-628-7259) or by 1:00 PM on October 26th to identify any entries that have
changed. No refunds will be given for fewer entries.
Fees are payable to “Hall High Forensics and Debate”. Send to Chris Flowers, 6700 H Street, Little
Rock, Arkansas 72205
Fees:
IE’s
____x
$10
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RT
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$20
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WM
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$20
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Policy Debate Teams
____x
$20
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Scary Storytellers
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$5
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Total
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Will your team compete on Friday? Yes / No
Judges (highlight events & indicate IE preferences)
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), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
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